Cultural, linguistic, and socioeconomic differences, for example.
What is meant by "diversity"?
100
-2sd on the Cognitive w/ similar Adaptive Behavior deficits
What are two of the essential elements necessary to find a student eligible under the "Intellectual Disability (ID) category?
100
A measurement of the 3Rs can be called this.
What is an "Academic Achievement" test?
100
Not a diagnosis, but an "eligibility"
What special education decision teams decide.
100
FAPE
What is the acronym for "Free, Appropriate, Public Education"?
200
About 1%
What percentage of Americans are native?
200
RTI
What is "Response To Intervention"?
200
This is sometimes referred to as one's "IQ"
What is the statistic that summarizes one's entire performance on a test of general cognitive ability?
200
According to NASP, this used to be "the student" but now it is "the school district".
Who is the school psychologist's client?
200
A first-class, "cadillac" education.
What is not guaranteed under the SpEd laws?
300
No longer a "melting pot" but a quilt, salad, or boquet.
What is the current metaphor for the population mixture in the United State?
300
PSW
What is "Patterns of Strengths and Weaknesses"?
300
An inventory of daily living skills, in part
What is an "Adaptive Behavior Scale"?
300
Written by the Psychiatrist's Association, this is the diagnostic "Bible".
What is Diagnostic & Statistical Manual (DSM)?
300
Parent/guardian signature.
What is required on consent forms before the initial evaluation and the initial placement of a student in special education?
400
Limited English Proficient (ELP) or English Language Learner (ELL)
What is the term to describe a person whose first language is not English?
400
Ability/ Achievement Discrepancy
What is a method of SLD identification that has recently fallen somewhat out of favor?
400
Blacks and Hispanics, but not so much Asians
Name two racial/cultural groups that tend to have difficulty in doing well on tests developed for/by wealthy, Western Hemisphere caucasians, and one non-caucasian group that generally scores well.
400
International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification, (ICD-9)
What is the international diagnostic manual called?
400
A lack of specific definitions in the law for key terms
What is a major cause of variability in the organization of sp.ed. services?
500
Disproportionate representation
What is it called when racially or linguistically diverse students are over- or under- represented in a special education category?
500
"Lack of Opportunity to Learn", for one
What is an "exclusionary factor?"
500
Frequency, intensity & duration
What are three major factors considered in judging behavior under the rules for the "Emotionally Disturbed" category?
500
Asperger's Syndrome
What is the controversial diagnostic category scheduled for elimination in the next DSM?
500
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
Besides IDEIA, what is another law requiring an individualized plan of accommodations?